MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Briar vs Talon
How often does Briar beat Talon in Jungle?
Briar into Talon in Jungle: 54% observed win rate across 1,550 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Briar behind by 53 gold.
Briar at 15:00
- Gold: -53
- CS: -11
- XP: -373
Typical gap to Talon, from 1,546 games that reached 15:00.
Does Briar counter Talon?
The count says yes: across 1,550 ranked Jungle games into Talon, Briar takes 54%. That edge is worth playing for. Check the rows below to see how much a gold lead at 10:00 adds, and what a bad start costs Briar.
Beating Talon: the Briar game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Briar at 64% across 784 games. Flip the lead and Briar falls to 43% across 765.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 64% | 784 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 43% | 765 |
| First blood | 59% | 1,039 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 63% | 701 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 523 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 67% | 370 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 78% | 116 |
Someone usually dies here around 6:23 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:09. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Briar's Jungle build, with receipts
Into Talon specifically, Briar finishes The Collector first most often: 52.8% over 316 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance: 67.1% across 73 games.
The most-finished Briar core is Blade of The Ruined King, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance: 57.6% across 2,922 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Gustwalker Hatchling; the first finished item is usually The Collector (11,556 games).
Skill plan: Briar players max W first and take W at level 1.